Did California Break the Law While Cutting Rooftop Solar Subsidies
Wed 11:57pm By Zachary Shahan
California was the leader for solar power installations in the USA for years. No other state compared, including in terms of rooftop solar power installations. Part of this was due to a net metering policy in the Golden State that provided rooftop solar panel…Powering Data: NREL Partner Forum Puts Everything on the Table
Wed 11:55pm By US Department of Energy
NREL Announces Chip-to-Grid Consortium, Invites Collab Around Energy-Data Integration Over the past decade, energy demand from U.S. data centers has tripled—doubling in just the last two years. And the growth is not slowing down. Utilities are wondering…Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study
Wed 11:53pm By Transport & Environment (T&E)
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the…Benzene: The Toxic Chemical in Both Gas Stoves & Cigarette Smoke
Wed 11:50pm By Joe Wachunas
There are many dangerous pollutants emitted when we burn gas in our homes. Nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde are some of the worst culprits and we’ll do deep dives on each of these in a series of articles this year. But in 2023, a…Alberta’s Renewable Energy Sabotage: Time For Federal Intervention
Wed 8:58pm By Michael Barnard
Alberta’s latest assault on renewable energy investors is as clear as it is cynical. The provincial government’s newly minted reclamation rules for wind and solar projects, effective as of May 31, 2025, are unprecedentedly severe, requiring project…Brazil EV Sales Report: Local EV Production Imminent as Sales Reach a New Record in May
Wed 7:23pm By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica
With over 14,000 EVs sold in May (an all-time high) and year-on-year growth of 63%, Brazil’s EV market seems to be gearing up for a record 2025. YoY sales have grown every month of this year so far, and the market has already surpassed the levels from…Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper Electric Van From Volkswagen In Development
Wed 6:32pm By Steve Hanley
Volkswagen may be considering a battery electric version of its Touran multi-purpose vehicle for European and 'Chinese customers. The post Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper Electric Van From Volkswagen In Development appeared first on CleanTechnica.10 Solar Energy Facts You Should Know — USA Edition
Wed 5:34pm By Zachary Shahan
Solar energy has become the #1 source of new electricity generation capacity in the United States in recent years, like in other markets around the world. Solar energy is just cheaper, more resilient, quicker to build, and good for energy independence and…EVs At 28.5% Share In Germany — Volkswagen Group Takes Half Of All BEVs
Wed 3:40pm By Dr. Maximilian Holland
May saw plugin EVs at 28.5% share in Germany, up from 18.5% year on year. BEV volume increased by 45% year on year, while PHEVs grew 79%. Overall auto volume was 239,297 units, almost flat YoY. May’s best-selling BEV, for the 5th consecutive month, was the…France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport
Wed 2:52pm By Michael Barnard
At €520 per ton of CO₂ avoided, France’s hydrogen expenditures audit, Final Observations: Support for the Development of Decarbonized Hydrogen (translation by computer), reveals a stark economic reality, that decarbonized hydrogen produced via…New Mexico Offers $5.3M In Low-Interest Loans For Energy-Saving Building Upgrades
Wed 1:55pm By Derek Markham
Nonprofits, community centers, and other public-serving buildings across New Mexico can now apply for low-interest loans to make their facilities more energy efficient, thanks to a new $5.3 million fund from the state. The Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund…Trump’s 2025 R&D Retreat Ignores Key Lessons from “The Entrepreneurial State”
Wed 1:23pm By Michael Barnard
Having just finished Mariana Mazzucato’s 2024 book The Entrepreneurial State, I was struck by how powerfully it illuminated the reality behind state-led innovation, starkly contrasting with the Trump administration’s current approach of scaling back…Which Auto Brands Will Lead EV Sales Worldwide in Next 3 Years? You Tell Us! (Charts)
Wed 12:32pm By Zachary Shahan
I recently surveyed our readership on which auto brands are likely to lead the world in electric vehicle (EV) sales in the next three years. In particular, I asked you to provide your best guess for the #1 best selling EV producer, #2 best selling EV producer,…Inside The Slate Auto Factory
Tue 11:57pm By Steve Hanley
As the Slate electric pickup truck moves toward production, some are questioning the compnay's business model. The post Inside The Slate Auto Factory appeared first on CleanTechnica.Sodium Batteries Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
Tue 11:55pm By Tina Casey
The California startup Unigrid is on track to produce sodium-ion batteries at pilot scale with an initial focus on residential energy storage, leading up to commercial, industrial, utility, and mobility applications. The post Sodium Batteries Are Coming For…SparkCharge And Its Charging As A Service Platform — A CleanTechnica Exclusive
Tue 11:53pm By Carolyn Fortuna
SparkCharge’s VP of Operations, Yves Toussaint, and his people reached out to CleanTechnica and wanted to let us know about some of the innovations in their mobile off-grid EV charger and off-grid EV charging network. We had an online Q&A which unveiled not…REPORT: U.S. Adds 8.6 GW of New Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity, One of its Strongest Quarters of Growth in U.S. History
Tue 11:51pm By Press Release
House-passed federal tax legislation threatens to undercut the solar industry, which is the primary source of new U.S. electricity generation and is delivering a historic boom in domestic manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry added 8.6…Artificial Intelligence Models Improve Efficiency of Battery Diagnostics
Tue 11:50pm By US Department of Energy
NREL-Developed Neural Networks Uncover New Insights Into Battery Health Resilient energy systems depend on reliable batteries. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries powering our world must endure the steady strain of time, charge cycles, and environmental…The US Produced More Energy than Ever Before in 2024
Tue 11:05pm By US Energy Information Administration
In 2024, the United States produced a record amount of energy, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. U.S. total energy production was more than 103 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024, a 1% increase from the previous record set in 2023.…Reassessing Steel: How Falling Cement Use Alters Future Projections
Tue 10:11pm By Michael Barnard
My recent online conversation with Scott Norris, a structural steel expert and Director of Engineering Solutions at Steelcon, prompted me to reexamine some assumptions I had previously made about global steel demand projections. Scott, whose practical…
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